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Musical
Flying Colors is a
musical
revue with a book, lyrics, and music by
Arthur Schwartz and
Howard Dietz and sketch contributions by
George S. Kaufman ,
Corey Ford , and Charles Sherman.
The
Broadway production opened on September 15, 1932 at the
Imperial Theatre , closing on January 25, 1933, after 188 performances.
Directed by Dietz and
choreographed by Albertina Rasch,
the cast included
Clifton Webb ,
Patsy Kelly ,
Imogene Coca ,
Larry Adler ,
Charles Butterworth ,
Tamara Geva ,
Buddy and
Vilma Ebsen , and
Billie Yarbo .
[1]
Songs
Act 1
"Lost in a Crowd" (written in collaboration with Charles Sherman)
"Sister Act"
"Service"
"Fatal Fascination"
"All's Well"
"Two-Faced Woman"
"
Alone Together " - Clifton Webb and Tamara Geva
"Louisiana Hayride" - Monette Moore, Clifton Webb and Tamara Geva
Act 2
"On the American Plan" (written in collaboration with George S. Kaufman)
"A Rainy Day"
"My Heart Is Part of You"
"Butlers" - Billie Yarbo
[2]
"Day After Day"
"A Shine on Your Shoes" - Vilma and Buddy Ebsen, Monette Moore, Larry Adler
"It Was Never Like This"
"Mother Told Me So"
"A Christmas Card"
"Now That the Party Is Over"
"Just Around the Corner"
"Smokin' Reefers"
[3]
Special effects
For the first act finale, "Louisiana Hayride", the designer
Norman Bel Geddes used a movie film to give "focal depth to a fluid and enrapturing vista."
[4]
References
^
Billie Yarbo at
IBDb .
^
"Sepia Chorines Make Hit in Philly" . The Baltimore Afro-American . September 3, 1932. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
^ Jasen, David A. Tin Pan Alley:an encyclopedia of the golden age of American song , (2003), Taylor & Francis,
ISBN
0-415-93877-5 , p. 359
^ Atkinson, Brooks. "Flying the Band Wagon Colors", The New York Times , October 9, 1932, p. X1
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